BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1928, Page 1

BOXING.

THE BIG FIGHT. TUNNEY FAVOURITE. Australian Press Assn.—United Service NEW YORK, July 23. The fight between Gene Tunney and Tom Heeney is scheduled to begin at nine p.m.

TRAINING COMPLETED. NEW YORK, July 23. A Fairhaven report states that Tom Heeney to-day sparred for the last time. He exhibited increased speed with a negro welterweight, whom lie imported, testing his footwork, and the results were satisfactory. Leo Flynn, who formerly was Dempsey s manager, assailed Heeney for ineffective defence. He declared that the challenger is constantly open to a heart blow. On the other hand, Tom Gibbons stated til at Heeney’s attack and defence are certain to spell ruin for the champion. TUNNEY’S INTENTION. NEW YORK, July 24. From Speculator, a message states that Gene Tunruey to-dajy omitted training. Ho reiterated that he would fly to New York. A Ballanca. plane lias already been engaged for him. Tunney dismissed the possibility of a 1 knock-out. He emplied that it was improbable, but said it would he vigorously attempted. It is believed that the champion will concentrate in the early rounds on Heeney’s head and eyes, after the fashion he followed in his fight against Jack Dempsey at Chicago.

DESCRIPTION OF FIGHT. BROADCASTING ARRANGED. WELLINGTON, July 23. The Heenoy-Tunney fight is timed, to commence at, the New York Stadium at 9 p.m. New York time, hut the preliminary introduction and so on will probably account for the best part of half an hour. Tlio gong will, therefore. probably go at about 9.30 p.m. on Thursday. We are well ahead of New York time, and ,9.30 p.m. on Thursday, therefore, is 2 p.m. on Friday here. Descriptions broadcasted from the ringside will reach New Zealand practically instantaneously, hut at first probably little more than the hare result will be sent to New Zealand by cable. If tile fight lasts the full fifteen round, three minutes each, and a minute between round, it will be over by 3 p.m. (New Zealand time). Mr A. T. Markman, New Zealand manager of the Pacific Cable Board, stated to-day that arrangements had been made to get the final news on the wires with an absolute minimum of delay, and immediately word reached bew Zealand it would lie spread through the usual telegraphic channels. The Wellington broadcast station, 2Y.A. will he transmitting from'midday on Friday, Mr J. Davies, the station director, stated to-day, and will broadcast a varied programme of music until the first messages are received from New York, when a change over will immediately he made. Everything will lie done to make the best possible job of the re-broad-cast of the New York descriptions on the usual 2YA wave-length,” said Mr Davies, “but the success of tlio attempt will depend almost entirely on the conditions here. There is not much doubt about the descriptions sent out on short-wave reaching us, hut trouble may ho caused by howlers.”